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Cooling Flows in Clusters and Galaxies
A.C. . Ed(S): Fabian
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Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Cambridge, U.K., June 22-26, 1987 Editor(s): Fabian, A.C. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
X-ray astronomers discovered the diffuse gas in clusters of galaxies about 20 years ago. It was later realized that the central gas density in some clusters, and in elliptical galaxies, is so high that radiative cooling is a significant energy loss. The cooling time of the gas decreases rapidly towards the centre of the cluster or galaxy and is less than a Hubble time within the innermost few hundred kiloparsecs. This results in a cooling flow in which the gas density rises in order to maintain pressure to support the weight of the overlying gas. The rate at which mass ... Read more
X-ray astronomers discovered the diffuse gas in clusters of galaxies about 20 years ago. It was later realized that the central gas density in some clusters, and in elliptical galaxies, is so high that radiative cooling is a significant energy loss. The cooling time of the gas decreases rapidly towards the centre of the cluster or galaxy and is less than a Hubble time within the innermost few hundred kiloparsecs. This results in a cooling flow in which the gas density rises in order to maintain pressure to support the weight of the overlying gas. The rate at which mass ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series C
Number of Pages
406
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401078283
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V9789401078283
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